Maigret
at the Coroner’s, Penguin’s English translation of Simenon’s Maigret
chez le coroner will be available through Amazon in the UK as of June 2,
2016. Both paperback and Kindle editions are expected. An audio version
is not yet visible on the horizon. Notably, a preorder option exists
right now, so one does not have to ‘wait’ until the 2nd of June to get
onboard. The preorder prices are £7.99 and £4.99 respectively. The
opportunity for delivery to the USA will appeal to some because
paperback and Kindle

editions at Amazon.com will not be available
until January 31, 2017. Taking the UK option adds a cost of $10.15 and a
transatlantic trip of 7 to 10 days to get the book in hand.

A
projection for Anglophones on the book’s availability from other Amazon
sources throughout the world follows in alphabetical order:

Maigret
chez le coroner originally appeared in 1949, but the English
translation (Maigret at the Coroner’s) did not appear until 1980. Its
translator was Frances Keene then, and now the translator is Linda
Coverdale. Be aware that the ISBN-13 for this new edition is
978-0241206812.

This work is the 59th in Simenon’s original order
of publication and the 32nd in Penguin’s modern series of translations.
I enjoyed the original version of the story for numerous reasons beyond
the usual ones, which will be enumerated in a soon-to-follow post.